Absolutely Fantastic

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

College friends Kaori, Aki and Erika have just graduated and are celebrating by taking a holiday in Okinawa. When they get back to the house they are staying in they notice a foul stench, something akin to the smell of rotting corpses! They then see a strange creature running round the room; it is a fish with legs! This was just a little one but soon there are fish with legs, including sharks, everywhere. Kaori is determined to get back to her fiancé in Tokyo so flies back leaving her two friends in Okinawa. Something strange starts happening to Erika after she is attacked by a shark and Kaori discovers that her fiancés uncle is involved with the events we are witnessing.This OVA is rather strange to put it mildly; the idea of fish growing legs and rampaging around major cities is odd enough then things get even weirder when their victims mutate and behave in a strange way. At just over seventy minutes in length the story doesn't outstay its welcome… to be honest I thought it could done with being slightly longer. There are plenty of fairly disturbing moments; especially what happens to the victims as they mutate. Given its short length the characters are developed fairly well; especially Kaori and the photojournalist she meets on the plane back to Tokyo. The animation isn't the best I've seen, some of the CGI is particularly obvious, but it is good enough. Overall I'd hardly call this a must see but if you want a bizarre animated horror it is strangely compelling.

Gyo: Tokyo Fish AttackThe reason why fish don't speak is they would drown every time they tried.Although verbal evolution is far-off, this anime confirms upward mobility is not.Graduates Aki, Erika and Kaori head to the seashore to celebrate their recent liberation from the classroom only to discover a freakish fish on the beach that has grown a pair of motorized legs.More ambulatory vertebrates soon appear on land, including a Great White Shark that stalks the sidewalks for its next meal.Time reveals the military's involvement in creating a self-perpetuating mechanism propelled by the death stench of its victims. The most bizarre aquatic tale to ever surface, this acutely drawn anime inspired by the multi- volume horror manga fails to deliver the unnerving scares of its muse, but it does feature the key moments that comprise its greatness.Incidentally, once they can ride a bike, these biped fish will dominate the Ironman Triathlon.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

This movie's audience is obviously looking for more "Sharknado" than "Silence of the Lambs," and thats what it delivers: a silly, scary good time. It's creators push the boundaries of the B-movie genre to hilariously stupid limits. You don't watch a movie about fish with fart-powered spider legs and expect a philosophical mind- bender. This is a horror movie that a seven-year old boy would dream up.That being said, the film succeeds in creating more than just silly scares. Edge-of-your-seat terror is nicely punctuated by dark comedy in the first half. The second half mixes character development, conflicting origin theories, and post- apocalyptic thrills. All of this is accomplished while paying homage to slashers, body-horror, zombie movies, and even tentacle porn.No, this is not a movie to be watched with your parents. No, it has no relevance to serious film criticism. No, it is not a classic that I would watch multiple times. But it is a good movie that delivers on its promises, and then some. As a huge fan of horror and anime, I would certainly recommend this movie.

I just don't get movies like this. Why make a movie based on a certain thing and then have such utter disrespect for that certain thing. Junji Ito is by far one of my favorite authors, and while Gyo is far from his best work it still was pretty good. It was Ito doing what he does best. Evoke an otherworldly feeling of terror and mixing that up with bizarre imagery. While this movie has some elements from the manga it completely lacks the essence. The world wide chaos is somewhat there and some of the imagery really lives up to the manga. But for the most part I just get the feeling this is based on a badly told resume rather than the manga itself. Characthers that where not even in the manga are added. Now that wouldn't be a problem if they actually did something useful to flesh out the story, but no. They are a complete waste of space. Only there to fill out key elements of the manga where they didn't belong in the first place. The characters that was in the manga are completely altered beyond recognition. Kaori and Tadashi even switch places in the chain of events that took place in the manga. Important pieces of the story are breezed over or just omitted. The sheer incompetence at work here just astounds me. As an adaption this fails miserably. Maybe you can enjoy it if you haven't read the manga. But as one who have I must say this one was just painful to watch. Some credit must be given to the animation witch at times is really great, apart from the cgi. I never was a fan of 3d animation. The sense of total despair and hopelessness as the army of fish is slowly taking over human territory is there. I just wish they could have at least tried to follow the manga better. A total waste of time if you have read the source material. I give it 2/10 and that's being generous.